Clement Combal
@clementcombal.bsky.social
Veni, vidi, VC
Managing Partner @ Orange Ventures
Tech, (History / Philosophy of) Science, Finance, Economy & World Politics
Managing Partner @ Orange Ventures
Tech, (History / Philosophy of) Science, Finance, Economy & World Politics
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One thing we underestimated in the early days of the web was how far “just a click away” is. People thought Google & Amazon couldn’t dominate because competitors were just a click away.
Rampant misinformation exists online despite the ability to factcheck on Google or Wikipedia is just a click away
Rampant misinformation exists online despite the ability to factcheck on Google or Wikipedia is just a click away
August 11, 2025 at 5:36 AM
One thing we underestimated in the early days of the web was how far “just a click away” is. People thought Google & Amazon couldn’t dominate because competitors were just a click away.
Rampant misinformation exists online despite the ability to factcheck on Google or Wikipedia is just a click away
Rampant misinformation exists online despite the ability to factcheck on Google or Wikipedia is just a click away
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We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.
July 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.
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Our gift to the world.
"Recent Eurobarometer data confirm the shift: 74% of Europeans now view EU membership as a positive thing – the highest level of support ever recorded." - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Europe should be standing up to Trump and Putin – instead it is mirroring them | Alberto Alemanno
Public opinion is clamouring for closer EU cooperation. The last thing we need is Ursula von der Leyen pandering to the far right, says Alberto Alemanno, Jean Monnet professor of EU law at HEC Paris
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Our gift to the world.
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"Le kitsch fait naître coup sur coup deux larmes d’émotion. La 1e larme dit: comme c’est beau des gosses courant sur la pelouse! La 2e larme dit: comme c’est beau d’être ému avec toute l’humanité à la vue de gosses courant sur une pelouse! Seule cette 2e larme fait que le kitsch est kitsch." Kundera
Je ne sais pas ce qui est le plus consternant, l'opération médiatique ou les réactions des ravis de la crèche autour. En attendant le 6/6 des milliers d'Israéliens et de Palestiniens ont marché vers Gaza, exigeant cessez-le-feu, fin des bombes et libération de tous les otages. Ça a plus de gueule.
Israël intercepte le bateau pour Gaza avec Greta Thunberg et Rima Hassan à son bord
June 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"Le kitsch fait naître coup sur coup deux larmes d’émotion. La 1e larme dit: comme c’est beau des gosses courant sur la pelouse! La 2e larme dit: comme c’est beau d’être ému avec toute l’humanité à la vue de gosses courant sur une pelouse! Seule cette 2e larme fait que le kitsch est kitsch." Kundera
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Someone is about to get gruesomely murdered at this Knicks game
May 30, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Someone is about to get gruesomely murdered at this Knicks game
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The Knicks extend the East Finals to Game 6 with a huge Game 5 victory at home!
Jalen Brunson: 32 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
Karl-Anthony Towns: 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST
📺 Game 6 on Saturday at 8:00pm/et on TNT
Jalen Brunson: 32 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
Karl-Anthony Towns: 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST
📺 Game 6 on Saturday at 8:00pm/et on TNT
May 30, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The Knicks extend the East Finals to Game 6 with a huge Game 5 victory at home!
Jalen Brunson: 32 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
Karl-Anthony Towns: 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST
📺 Game 6 on Saturday at 8:00pm/et on TNT
Jalen Brunson: 32 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
Karl-Anthony Towns: 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST
📺 Game 6 on Saturday at 8:00pm/et on TNT
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Alpha male podcasts have broken Gen Z in the same way people used to claim Facebook broke Boomers.
May 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Alpha male podcasts have broken Gen Z in the same way people used to claim Facebook broke Boomers.
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Will also lead to thousands of unlikely romances across the nation. #ronswanson
March 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Will also lead to thousands of unlikely romances across the nation. #ronswanson
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All you need to know about Twitter
March 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
All you need to know about Twitter
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me hitting publish on a scoop
March 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
me hitting publish on a scoop
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Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity are unconditional.
Our priority must now be strengthening Ukraine and providing robust security guarantees.
In any negotiation, Europe must have a central role.
Our Weimar+ statement ↓
Our priority must now be strengthening Ukraine and providing robust security guarantees.
In any negotiation, Europe must have a central role.
Our Weimar+ statement ↓
February 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity are unconditional.
Our priority must now be strengthening Ukraine and providing robust security guarantees.
In any negotiation, Europe must have a central role.
Our Weimar+ statement ↓
Our priority must now be strengthening Ukraine and providing robust security guarantees.
In any negotiation, Europe must have a central role.
Our Weimar+ statement ↓
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Eggs have done better than crypto under Trump. Just saying. on.ft.com/4b1ylrM
February 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Eggs have done better than crypto under Trump. Just saying. on.ft.com/4b1ylrM
Lmao
Bret Taylor getting another unsolicited takeover letter from Elon for a company of which he is board chair.
February 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Lmao
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Some don't want posts like this on @bsky.app. I want more. Why ?
This is a moderated platform. Which means unbridled hate is removed. And blocked.
Making this is a platform where we can engage and have real discussions on real issues.
@bsky.app w 100m users changes political discourse.
This is a moderated platform. Which means unbridled hate is removed. And blocked.
Making this is a platform where we can engage and have real discussions on real issues.
@bsky.app w 100m users changes political discourse.
February 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Repost if you used an invite code to join this site
February 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Repost if you used an invite code to join this site
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C'est le premier Grammy Awards de l'histoire de la Cour de cassation
Gojira Wins 'Best Metal Performance' at 2025 GRAMMYs with Historic "Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)"
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Gojira Wins 'Best Metal Performance' at 2025 GRAMMYs with Historic "Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)"
Ahead of tonight’s (February 2nd) 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA, most of the awards were presented during a livestreamed ‘Premiere Ceremony.’ Among them...
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February 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
C'est le premier Grammy Awards de l'histoire de la Cour de cassation
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Character Limit was the first book I read this year. Did not know it would be so relevant.
February 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Character Limit was the first book I read this year. Did not know it would be so relevant.
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Europe could do the same
If Canadian universities had a bit of vision, they would be launching a Manhattan project to poach every US-based top researcher. And the federal government would be drastically expanding tri-council funding and creating an expedited review process for those holding NSF and similar grants.
January 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Europe could do the same
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"There's no way to win. The game of tariffs itself is pointless!"
January 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
"There's no way to win. The game of tariffs itself is pointless!"
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Ne jamais oublier les 6 millions de Juifs assassinés.
Ne jamais oublier ceux qui ont survécu à cette industrie de la mort, sans comprendre comment et pourquoi.
Ne jamais oublier 🕯️
Ne jamais oublier ceux qui ont survécu à cette industrie de la mort, sans comprendre comment et pourquoi.
Ne jamais oublier 🕯️
January 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Ne jamais oublier les 6 millions de Juifs assassinés.
Ne jamais oublier ceux qui ont survécu à cette industrie de la mort, sans comprendre comment et pourquoi.
Ne jamais oublier 🕯️
Ne jamais oublier ceux qui ont survécu à cette industrie de la mort, sans comprendre comment et pourquoi.
Ne jamais oublier 🕯️
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Today’s damage to a subsea cable in the Baltic Sea is the latest incident affecting the critical infrastructure of EU Member States.
Tomorrow, I will discuss with Foreign Ministers how to better deter and respond to hybrid threats amid Russia's intensified campaign.
Tomorrow, I will discuss with Foreign Ministers how to better deter and respond to hybrid threats amid Russia's intensified campaign.
January 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Today’s damage to a subsea cable in the Baltic Sea is the latest incident affecting the critical infrastructure of EU Member States.
Tomorrow, I will discuss with Foreign Ministers how to better deter and respond to hybrid threats amid Russia's intensified campaign.
Tomorrow, I will discuss with Foreign Ministers how to better deter and respond to hybrid threats amid Russia's intensified campaign.
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financial times: president trump insisting he’s serious about greenland in phone call with denmark prime minister
“five current and former senior european officials briefed on the call said the conversation had gone very badly.”
“five current and former senior european officials briefed on the call said the conversation had gone very badly.”
January 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
financial times: president trump insisting he’s serious about greenland in phone call with denmark prime minister
“five current and former senior european officials briefed on the call said the conversation had gone very badly.”
“five current and former senior european officials briefed on the call said the conversation had gone very badly.”
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You guys need to see this and take it in…
Wise words from someone who is a target. And he’s been listening.
Wise words from someone who is a target. And he’s been listening.
January 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
You guys need to see this and take it in…
Wise words from someone who is a target. And he’s been listening.
Wise words from someone who is a target. And he’s been listening.
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CJR has a fair-minded piece on why I left the Times. All in the past now; I'm basically full-time on Substack www.cjr.org/analysis/pau...
Paul Krugman on Leaving the New York Times
The paper wanted to take away his newsletter or make him write less frequently, he says.
www.cjr.org
January 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
CJR has a fair-minded piece on why I left the Times. All in the past now; I'm basically full-time on Substack www.cjr.org/analysis/pau...
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The “author_is_elon” code snippet introduced by Twitter engineers to placate Musk is one of the most telling and funniest parts of “Character Limit.”
January 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The “author_is_elon” code snippet introduced by Twitter engineers to placate Musk is one of the most telling and funniest parts of “Character Limit.”